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February 25, 2025

Former pastor facing sex charges

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A former Sioux Falls pastor is in the Minnehaha County Jail facing sex charges.

52-year-old Patrick Anderson is accused of having unwanted sexual contact with four different people, between April and August of last year.

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In one case he’s also charged with raping the victim.

According to court records, he used to go by the name of Patrick Boll.

KELOLAND News did a story with him in 2016 when he was the pastor of a local Baptist church.He told us about a program he started to help women in abusive relationships.

“I have a heart for women, for children, for people that have been pushed out of a bully position really that they just need someone to fight for them,” Anderson said in the 2016 story.

Authorities issued a warrant for Anderson’s arrest last week. He was booked into jail this morning, where he is being held on a $10,000 bond. The charges all involved adult victims.